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Dooley Wilson
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- DARLING in the FRANXX Calendar 2022
- Martin Garrix Calendar 2022
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Film & TV
Tyler, Texas, USA
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, Casablanca; in the film, he also performed its theme song, "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of…
Known for
- Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)1997
- Passage West — Rainbow1951
- Father Is a Bachelor — Blue (uncredited)1950
- No Man of Her Own — Waiter on Train (uncredited)1950
- Come to the Stable — Anthony James1949
- Knock on Any Door — Piano Player (uncredited)1949
- Free For All — Aristotle1949
- Tell It to the Judge — Pullman Porter (uncredited)1949
- Racing Luck — Abe1948
- Seven Days Ashore — Jason1944
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1886-04-03
- Active to
- 1953-05-30
Discography
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- 71,062
- Total plays
- 321,363
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There are two artists with the name Dooley Wilson. 1. Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was most famous for playing the character of Sam in the film Casablanca. Wilson played the song As Time Goes By in the film, and released his own version of it. It's often claimed that in the film, Humphrey Bogart's character Rick says, 'Play it again, Sam' before the tune is begun for the second time. Although the phrase became as famous as the song, and was used, abbreviated, as the name of the record label Pias, Ri
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tyler
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- popular music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Dooley Wilson.jpg
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- name in native language
- Dooley Wilson
- date of birth
- 1886-04-03
- date of death
- 1953-05-30
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Dooley Wilson
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- birth name
- Arthur Wilson
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